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WI

Wisconsin 2026 1st Special Session

Wisconsin State Senate Floor Session May 13th, 2026

Wisconsin Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Accepting that, to me, kind of breaks all the rules of what I've heard in this body.
  • Of 4% growth.
  • I think this is a really important part of this piece of this legislation.
  • in the middle of the night.
  • We could get less because of the economy, which is already kind of tipsy.
Keywords: 970, all
ND
Transcript Highlights:
  • the House probably just won't be in favor of it of moving the bill forward.
  • the House probably just won't be in favor of it of moving the bill forward.
  • The price of repairs in North Dakota are one of the highest in the entire country.
  • So our auto repair shops have some pretty high rates here in the state of North Dakota.
  • There's just no way we can't with all of the fires, all of the hurricanes, all of the losses that they're
Keywords: 908, all
Summary: The conference committee on House Bill 1229 met to try to resolve differences between the House and Senate versions of the bill, which deals with reporting certain traffic offenses to driving records and, by extension, insurance companies. House members argued that the House position was driven by concern that reporting lower-level offenses would unfairly raise insurance costs, while Senate members said they opposed removing reporting because they wanted transparency and believed people who break the law should face consequences. The discussion focused heavily on whether the bill should continue to exclude offenses at two points and below from reporting, or whether a narrower compromise such as one point and below might be acceptable. Committee members and DOT Driver and Vehicle Director Brad Schaefer reviewed a color-coded list of offenses and how they are currently reported. Schaefer explained that salmon-shaded items automatically appear on driving records because they trigger suspension or revocation, green items are commercial-driver violations that also trigger suspension, and the remaining unshaded zero-, one-, and some two-point violations were the main subject of the conference discussion. Members debated whether some low-point items, such as equipment violations, no child restraint, distracted driving, and failure to use due care, should remain reportable, while acknowledging that serious offenses like fleeing and human trafficking would remain reportable regardless. No final compromise was reached. Several members expressed interest in a possible middle ground limited to one-point-and-below offenses, but others worried the Senate would not accept it. The committee agreed to adjourn and reschedule after members had more time to review the list and consider possible amendments.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Ways and Means (04/15/2026)

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:12:07.080><c> of</c><00:12:07.480><c> of</c> really the administrative side of of of really the
  • </c> preserve the health of all of our lakes. preserve the health of all of our lakes.
  • off of one of these be jumping or diving off of one of these platforms. platforms. platforms.
  • </c> of uh business for some of these folks. of uh business for some of these folks.
  • </c> they collect, any of that sort of stuff. they collect, any of that sort of stuff.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

WAM-PSM, WAM-AEN Informational Briefings 01-07-2025

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We closed down two housing units at Halawa to do major repairs to electrical, and so 240 of that 938
  • come in via the West Coast port. plane um all of that all of that makes a plane um all of that all of
  • of Hawaii Department of small the state of Hawaii Department of Defense<01:11:41.360><c> has</c><01:
  • </c><02:18:33.319><c> Bine</c> renewal of the permits of the Bine renewal of the permits of the Bine
  • /c> for stealing of fruit but in terms of for stealing of fruit but in terms of security<02:28:23.359
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The committee heard budget testimony first from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Director Tommy Johnson outlined short-term goals to reduce overcrowding, improve living and working conditions, fill vacancies, expand mental health services, and update the correctional master plan. He said the department is still dealing with severe overcrowding at facilities such as OCCC and HCCC, with 947 people at OCCC against a design capacity of 628, and noted 938 inmates are currently housed on the mainland because of temporary repairs at Halawa. He also reported progress on staffing, saying the correctional officer vacancy rate has dropped from 34.3% to 24% through expanded recruitment. The department’s major budget request was $30 million for planning and design for a new Old Triple C project, along with other requests for re-entry services, identification documents, security systems, radios, sink-toilet modules, and trauma-informed care. Members asked about the timing and scope of the OCCC project, courtroom space in new facilities, and the department’s plan to use the funding to improve re-entry and reduce recidivism. The committee then heard from the Department of Law Enforcement on a wide range of priorities. The department described requests to expand agricultural crime enforcement, traffic enforcement, illegal fireworks enforcement, and facilities such as a police building at the DKI airport, a state training center, and new police facilities in central and Leeward Oahu. It also discussed a major IT request for a statewide law enforcement and critical infrastructure notification platform, plus funding for grants management, the Wahiawa Civic Center and court complex, the prescription monitoring program, narcotics enforcement operations, and the narcotics lab. A significant portion of the discussion focused on a proposed traffic enforcement program for commercial vehicle inspections, speeding, and DUI enforcement, which the department said would be funded with federal dollars and would operate concurrently with county police. Committee members questioned whether the effort duplicated county jurisdiction and how the program would be trained and staffed. Members also pressed the department on salary disparities for deputy sheriffs and related vacancies, and the department said the administration was working on a supplemental agreement and placeholder funding to address the issue. Additional discussion covered agricultural crime staffing, the Silver Alert program, and expansion of the forensic lab to handle explosives, firearms, and related evidence. No votes were taken in the portion provided, and the meeting moved from the corrections presentation to the law enforcement budget review with questions and answers throughout.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> of points on behalf of the department. of points on behalf of the department.
  • </c> of the beach is one of that's one of the of the beach is one of that's one of the uh<01:25:17.040
  • <01:44:14.639><c> to</c><01:44:14.800><c> sort</c><01:44:14.960><c> of</c><01:44:15.119><c> repair</c
  • ><01:44:15.760><c> um</c><01:44:15.920><c> the</c> homeowner to sort of repair um the homeowner to sort
  • of repair um the waterfront. waterfront. waterfront.
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee heard testimony on SB 27FN, which would change how improvements to dwellings over water are handled and align those projects more closely with the state building code. The bill was presented by Trisha Milo on behalf of Senator Lang, and attorney John Cronin explained that it arose from a specific New Hampshire Supreme Court case involving the Newcombs’ lakeside property, but that it could affect a small number of older waterfront homes statewide. He said the intent was to give the Department of Environmental Services (DES) limited waiver authority for improvements that do not harm water quality, plant life, or fish, while still requiring DES review and local permits. Committee members asked several questions about the scope of the bill, including whether it was tied to one case, how many properties might be affected, what counts as “living space,” and whether the language could allow larger decks or other expansions. Cronin said the bill was meant to be narrow, focused on access and egress and not on creating new living space, and that DES would still be able to deny unreasonable requests. He also described the Newcombs’ project as a rehabilitation of an older structure that had been approved locally and later challenged by DES, leading to the current dispute. Darlene Forst, the Wetlands Bureau administrator at DES, testified in opposition. She said the department was surprised the bill was being heard because it believed the Senate had sent it to interim study, and she argued the language was unclear and could have broader statewide effects than intended. Forst also said the underlying case was still active and should not be effectively re-litigated through this bill. No vote or final committee action was taken during the portion of the hearing provided.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> murder, abuse of a corpse, possession of murder, abuse of a corpse, possession of a<00:04:42.000
  • Regardless of the number of years.
  • Because the measure of damages in that case, for those that don't know, is the cost of repair or the
  • is the cost of repair or the diminution in value.
  • </c> of those. of those.
Summary: The committee first approved the June 10, 2025 minutes, then took up House Bill 198, Angela’s Law, sponsored by Representative Samara Heavrin. The bill would add a new aggravating circumstance in death-penalty cases when an offender abuses the corpse of a kidnapping or murder victim by engaging in deviate sexual intercourse, sexual intercourse, or sexual contact. Representative Heavrin and the victim’s parents described the underlying case and argued the current law does not adequately account for postmortem sexual abuse, leaving the offender parole-eligible despite the family’s view that the conduct warranted harsher punishment. Several members expressed sympathy and support, and one member suggested the proposal should be drafted carefully so it would apply broadly enough to cover co-conspirators or multiple offenders. No vote on the bill was taken in the portion provided. The committee then heard an informational presentation on KRS Chapter 202C from Judge Lisa Payne Jones and Shauna Mitchell of the Kentucky Judicial Commission on Mental Health. They explained that Chapter 202C, enacted in 2021 to close a gap in the civil-commitment statutes, applies to respondents found incompetent to stand trial who are charged with qualifying serious offenses such as capital offenses, certain Class A and Class B felonies causing death or serious injury, rape in the first degree, or sodomy in the first degree. The process begins with a Commonwealth’s petition, followed by a prompt evidentiary hearing, appointment of a guardian ad litem, and then a commitment hearing if the offense is proven. The presenters outlined the procedural standards and recent statutory changes. At the evidentiary hearing, the Commonwealth must prove the charged offense by a preponderance of the evidence before a judge, with the respondent able to present defenses; if the Commonwealth fails, the respondent must be released. If the case proceeds, the commitment hearing requires proof beyond a reasonable doubt of at least one involuntary-commitment criterion, and the hearing may be before a jury if requested. They noted that a 2024 amendment changed the commitment criteria from requiring all four factors to only one, and added language about recent criminal behavior and prior involuntary hospitalizations under Chapters 202A or 202B. If commitment is ordered, the respondent is placed in a designated forensic psychiatric facility, currently KCPC.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House passes transportation finance bill with increased road funding, transit cuts 4/28/25

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> I think most of us are, if not all of I think most of us are, if not all of us.<01:50:03.199><c>
  • c><01:55:21.599><c> entire</c> 0.00007% of the population of the entire 0.00007% of the population of
  • The city of St. Cloud is getting some funding for a needed repair on 32nd Street.
  • The city of St. Cloud is getting some funding for a needed repair on 32nd Street.
  • The city of St. Cloud is getting some funding for a needed repair on 32nd Street.
Keywords: 1183, house
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate - 01/29/25

Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate

Transcript Highlights:
  • /c> energy regardless of the size of the energy regardless of the size of the station<00:01:28.560><c
  • c> hydr</c> 8630 megawatt of hydro megawatts of hydr 8630 megawatt of hydro megawatts of hydr power<00
  • </c><00:13:44.040><c> we're</c> regardless of the type of energy we're regardless of the type of energy
  • </c> all of them there's upsides to all of all of them there's upsides to all of them<00:13:48.760><c
  • </c> considering most of the sort of most considering most of the sort of most accessible<00:20:25.240
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Education Finance - 04/09/25

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • of modification of those two is a sort of modification of those two proposals<00:38:01.520><c> and</
  • </c><00:51:58.319><c> roof</c><00:51:58.800><c> repair</c><00:51:59.040><c> and</c> the the costs of
  • roof repair and the the costs of roof repair and replacement replacement replacement um<00:52:01.599>
  • </c> the middle of page 71 and um the bulk of the middle of page 71 and um the bulk of the<00:52:36.960
  • Almost 2/3 of our youth of color.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 03/06/25

Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> there's few of of any options available there's few of of any options available to<00:09:24.279>
  • This bill would build on the success of the last two sessions, the right to repair bill that passed,
  • </c><00:42:57.640><c> batteries</c> regardless of the fate of lead batteries regardless of the fate of
  • </c> example of counties is about 2third of example of counties is about 2third of the<01:14:40.080><
  • </c><01:26:00.000><c> of</c> I have a pretty good reputation of of I have a pretty good reputation of
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Judiciary Committee Apr 29th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • Some of us who are on both privacy and judiciary are seeing a number of these kinds of bills, kind of
  • But that legacy of harm has never fully been rectified or repaired.
  • one of the pieces of the California Legislature One of the pieces of the California Legislative Black
  • We are 400 years too late, and we have provided proper redress and repair for a number of others, including
  • We are 400 years too late, and we have provided proper redress and repair for a number of others, including
Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills related to reproductive access, child safety online, immigration enforcement in schools, health privacy, location data, digital provenance, reparations, and age assurance. AB 54 would protect the medication abortion supply chain and shield providers and others from liability; AB 1137 would strengthen reporting and enforcement tools for child sexual abuse material on social media; AB 49 would limit ICE activity at California public schools; AB 82 would expand privacy and safety protections for gender-affirming care patients and providers; AB 1355 would restrict the collection, use, and sale of precise location data; AB 853 would expand provenance requirements for AI-generated and authentic content; AB 62 would create a pathway for restitution for racially biased eminent domain takings; and AB 1043 would create a device-based age assurance framework for online services. Supporters generally framed the bills as necessary responses to current harms: reproductive rights advocates emphasized California’s role as a safe haven; child safety witnesses described the persistence and re-victimization caused by CSAM online; immigrant rights and education advocates said schools should remain safe from immigration enforcement; health and LGBTQ+ advocates stressed privacy and safety risks tied to tracking and harassment; privacy and consumer groups backed limits on location data and stronger provenance tools; and reparations advocates said AB 62 would help address historic injustices. Opposition came from family policy, tech, business, law enforcement, and industry groups, who raised concerns about safety claims, constitutional issues, implementation burdens, transparency, law enforcement access, and the need to preserve existing privacy frameworks and voluntary standards. The committee members largely expressed support for the policy goals while noting implementation concerns on some measures. Several members asked for or were offered coauthor status on bills. AB 1137, AB 54, AB 49, AB 82, AB 1355, AB 853, and AB 62 all received do-pass votes to Appropriations, with some members voting no or not voting on certain bills. AB 1355 and AB 853 were advanced with amendments or ongoing work promised with opponents, and AB 1043 was presented with discussion of possible amendments on parental consent and age assurance details, though the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • How can we keep costs down in terms of repairs on homes and cars and what can we do to make it to where
  • Aluminum instead of metal or fiberglass for auto body is more expensive to repair.
  • It's also the sensors they put on to avoid crashing; that increases the cost of repairing a car.
  • Maybe in an oil state like... ...of repairing a car.
  • Once you hit 50% of the—of the—of the—I don’t know.”
Keywords: 1185, senate, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Public Safety Committee Mar 24th, 2026

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • of value.
  • of value.
  • The financial burden of repair and replacing solar infrastructure and components currently falls on taxpayers
  • He was a man of God. He was a man of truth, a man of justice.
  • You've heard of some of them today.
Committee: House Public Safety
Keywords: 988, house, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Public Safety Committee Mar 24th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • of value.
  • The financial burden of repair and replacing solar infrastructure and components currently falls on taxpayers
  • He was a man of God. He was a man of truth, a man of justice.
  • Almost 30% of jobs require some amount of driving and 75% of workers commute to work Almost 30% of jobs
  • You've heard of some of them today.
Summary: The Assembly Public Safety Committee heard a long agenda of bills, with several authors presenting measures focused on probation, prison conditions, public safety, diversion, and infrastructure theft. Early in the hearing, AB 1816 by Assembly Member Davies proposed allowing courts to extend probation for up to one additional year for people convicted of registrable sex offenses who have not completed required treatment. Supporters, including the Chief Probation Officers of California, argued the bill would improve rehabilitation and public safety by allowing treatment to be completed; opponents, including public defenders and civil liberties groups, said existing revocation tools already address noncompliance and warned the bill was vague and would prolong supervision. The bill was later moved on call with an aye recommendation. The committee also heard AB 2593, which would prohibit non-medical staff from interfering with prescribed care for incarcerated patients; it drew broad support from medical, disability, public defender, and justice reform groups and passed to Appropriations. The consent calendar, including AB 1927 and AB 2502, was adopted without controversy. The committee then considered AB 1538 by Assembly Member Krell, which would bar elected or appointed officials from using political power for retaliation. Support came from a student activist and the California News Publishers Association, with additional support from education, law enforcement, and civil liberties groups; no opposition testimony was offered, and the bill passed to Appropriations. AB 2584 by Assembly Member Flora, as amended, would narrow civil liability for lawful defensive force; supporters framed it as protecting self-defense, while one opposition witness objected on behalf of labor and justice groups. The chair noted concerns about eliminating civil liability but still recommended aye, and the bill passed to Judiciary. AB 2217 by Assembly Member Zbur would rename and expand the LEAD diversion program as “Alternatives to Arrest,” broaden eligible offenses, and continue grant funding for local diversion efforts. Supporters emphasized reduced recidivism and service connections, and the bill was moved on call to Appropriations. Later, the committee took up AB 1941 by Assembly Member Mark Gonzalez, which would create an organized metal theft offense and a statewide data-sharing system to address copper theft and damage to public infrastructure. Supporters from utilities, cities, transit, telecom, and law enforcement described widespread outages, costly repairs, and public safety risks; opponents argued the bill would deepen criminalization and racial disparities and that non-carceral solutions were preferable. The author and supporters responded that the bill was needed to address repeated thefts that leave communities without lights, power, or 911 service, and the measure passed to Appropriations. Finally, AB 2499 by Assembly Member Gibson sought stronger protections for incarcerated people and workers from extreme heat and inadequate ventilation in state prisons. The bill was backed by incarcerated workers, family members of a woman who died from heat-related causes, and a wide coalition of public defender, civil rights, and prisoner advocacy groups. Members spoke emotionally about prison conditions and the need for humane treatment, and the bill passed to Labor and Employment with strong support.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 4/1/25

Housing Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> subdivisions of the state of Minnesota subdivisions of the state of Minnesota but<00:11:04.839><
  • </c> lot of old school buildings that some of lot of old school buildings that some of them<00:19:55.039
  • </c><00:26:20.039><c> uh</c> throughout all of the units of 30% uh throughout all of the units of 30%
  • </c> outdated assumptions of the true cost of outdated assumptions of the true cost of serving<00:39:
  • c><01:49:38.080><c> income</c> advantage of some of our lowest income advantage of some of our lowest
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 03/06/25

Housing and Homelessness Prevention

Transcript Highlights:
  • You know, it can make a car payment, pay for a car repair, pay utilities, those kinds of things.
  • You know, it can, uh, make a car payment, pay for a car repair, pay utilities, those kinds of things.
  • We assisted a family with two children under five who were at risk of eviction due to car repair, which
  • a a car repair or a medical bill road of a a car repair or a medical bill um<00:19:11.159><c> something
  • </c><01:16:44.960><c> of</c> through Decades of of through Decades of of hardship<01:16:47.480><c> and
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Budget Feb 17th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • In our office, as one of the members of our leadership, is the Director of the Office of Workforce Development
  • In our office, as one of the members of our leadership, is the Director of the Office of Workforce Development
  • Many of them kind of operate out of the back of their pickup truck right now, and the feds are going
  • take a set amount off of all of those.
  • Again, we're one of the leading states in terms of the number of apprentices.
Summary: The committee first heard the Office of State Treasurer’s FY27 budget presentation from Treasurer Vivek Malik. He highlighted record investment earnings, growth in MOBUCK$ linked deposits, record unclaimed property returns, expansion of the MOST 529 plan, and changes to the MoABLE disability savings program. Members then focused heavily on two budget requests: $750,000 for the Show Me My Retirement Savings program and additional spending authority for the Missouri Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (MOST Scholars) program, along with a staffing request for compliance and communications positions. Much of the discussion centered on MOST Scholars’ rapid growth, how applications are prioritized, whether income is reverified, how funds flow through educational assistance organizations, and concerns about marketing, geographic distribution, and the use of public dollars for private schools. The treasurer also answered questions about the 529 plan, the pending lawsuit over the ESA general-revenue transfer, and whether funds should be swept back to general revenue when unused. Several members raised policy objections to MOST Scholars, including concerns about discrimination by participating private schools, the lack of annual income requalification, and whether the program shifts money away from public education. Other members defended the program as a parent-driven choice option and asked about expanding access, improving outreach, and ensuring the program is fully funded. The treasurer said the office was following the statute as written, that the program’s demand could exceed available resources, and that the office would continue to seek more funding and better outreach. The committee then concluded the treasurer’s budget hearing. The committee next began the FY27 budget hearing for the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development. Commissioner Bennett Boggs introduced the department’s leadership team and gave a brief overview of the department’s role in aligning postsecondary education with workforce needs through its coordinating board and strategic planning. The hearing had just started when the transcript ended, and no votes or final actions were taken in the portion provided.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Taxes - 04/23/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:29:18.799><c> roof</c><00:29:19.200><c> repair</c><00:29:19.600><c> and</c> the costs of roof
  • repair and the costs of roof repair and replacement.<00:29:21.679><c> As</c><00:29:21.919><c> you</c
  • So that brings me to probably the most, well, one of the things that concerns me the most... ...repair
  • c> thousands</c><01:11:55.600><c> of</c><01:11:56.080><c> patients</c> behalf of tens of thousands of
  • </c> of health care and yet the state of of health care and yet the state of Minnesota<01:24:02.480><
Committee: Senate Taxes
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on the Judiciary Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am

Joint Committee on the Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • : lack of food, lack of medicine, lack of privacy, the stripping of dignity, windowless rooms, and 24
  • Because of the lack of access, many of our...
  • Because of the lack of access, many of our clients become victims of immigration scams.
  • Massachusetts was one of the first to profit from enslavement; let it be the first to repair it.
  • of the soul of this Commonwealth and our nation requires truth-telling, apology, and repair for the
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on the Judiciary held a lengthy public hearing on a wide range of civil rights, immigration, hate crimes, and reparations bills. Chair Edwards and Chair Day opened with strict testimony rules, including two-minute limits, written testimony options, and decorum requirements. Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell testified in strong support of S. 1126/H. 1920, the Combating Hate in the Commonwealth bill, saying Massachusetts needs stronger tools to address rising hate and bias incidents. Her Civil Rights Division chief explained that the bill would give the division civil investigative demand/subpoena power, expand civil rights enforcement, close loopholes in the Massachusetts Civil Rights Act, add protected classes to the hate crimes law, and require better hate-crime data reporting. The committee also heard support for H. 1954 on access to counsel in immigration proceedings, H. 4684 on law enforcement identification and public trust, and H. 1927 to exonerate individuals accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts. Several bills focused on discrimination and civil rights enforcement. Supporters of S. 1248 on organizational standing said fair housing nonprofits need explicit authority to bring discrimination complaints in their own names, especially as federal protections are under attack. On H. 1246, advocates urged adding sex and gender as protected classes in the hate crimes statute, arguing women are not protected under current state law. H. 1820 drew testimony for protections against height and weight discrimination. H. 1995 would regularize sentencing for hate crimes by requiring diversity awareness training for both convictions and continuances without a finding, and H. 1056/H. 1589 would broaden hate-crime victim standing and require restitution to be used to repair harm. H. 1886 would clarify that defense-based social service staff are exempt from mandated reporter obligations when working under attorney-client privilege. The committee also heard testimony on H. 1889/S. 1064, a bill to eliminate disparate impact. Environmental justice advocates, fair housing attorneys, and community members argued that neutral policies can still produce discriminatory outcomes and that Massachusetts should allow state-court claims and a private right of action to address them. Committee members raised concerns about litigation floodgates, punitive damages, and the scope of protected classes, while supporters said the bill would mainly target systemic harms and injunctive relief. Additional testimony supported H. 1922/S. 119, the Fair Investment Act, which would create civil rights protections in venture capital and other investment settings for founders and investors, especially women and minority entrepreneurs. The hearing also included testimony on H. 1683, the Sex Trade Survivor Act, which would expand vacatur and expungement relief for trafficking survivors, remove archaic offenses from the code, and create an interagency commission; supporters emphasized reducing barriers to housing, employment, and reentry. Finally, the committee heard extensive support for H. 1753/S. 1181, establishing a commission to study reparations in Massachusetts. Testifiers described the state’s history of slavery, redlining, and ongoing racial disparities, and urged the committee to report the bill favorably. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Commerce (04/10/2025)

Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • , and that was with a vote of 17 to zero out of the committee.
  • </c><00:17:43.200><c> thousands</c><00:17:43.600><c> of</c> were pouring hundreds of thousands of were
  • course, I see a lot of merits of this.
  • And that concludes the testimony of Representative Erin by way of Senator Innis, by way of me.
  • ><00:37:37.440><c> lease</c> state on behalf of a client of a lease state on behalf of a client of a
Committee: Senate Commerce
Keywords: 1191, senate, all